$5 - $10 Elementary School Critical Thinking Resources

Equip your students with essential skills using our comprehensive bundle: "Healthy Living Workbook," "Media Affecting Food Choice Teaching Slides," and "Advertisements and Fake News: Media Literacy Teaching Slides." This bundle provides a thorough, engaging curriculum aligned with the Ontario Health and Media Literacy Standards.

Product Features:

Healthy Living Workbook:

• In-Depth Lessons: Covers balanced nutrition, food labels, media influence, and critical thinking about food choices.
• Interactive Projects: Four lessons culminating in a project that showcases student understanding.

Media Affecting Food Choice Teaching Slides:

• Dynamic Content: 50 interactive slides with videos, activities, and detailed information on media's impact on food choices.
• Critical Analysis: Students learn to evaluate advertising and societal influences on dietary habits.

Advertisements and Fake News: Media Literacy Teaching Slides:

• Empower Critical Thinkers: 25 fully editable slides that delve into advertising techniques and fake news.
• Interactive Learning: Engaging real-world examples, critical thinking questions, and interactive activities.

Why Buy This Bundle?

• Comprehensive Coverage: A holistic approach to healthy eating and media literacy.
• Versatile Use: Resources can be used independently, offering flexibility in lesson planning.
• Enhanced Learning: Engaging, varied content ensures thorough understanding.
• Curriculum Alignment: Adheres to Ontario curriculum standards, ensuring educational integrity.

Educational Objectives:

• Critical Media Literacy: Equip students with skills to analyze media messages and make informed choices.
• Informed Decision-Making: Understand the impact of media, advertising, and cultural influences on food choices.
• Communication Skills: Develop digital and oral communication skills for advocating healthy living and media literacy.

Invest in this powerful educational bundle to provide your students with the knowledge and skills they need to navigate media influences and make informed food choices. Engage your classroom with interactive and comprehensive materials that promote lifelong healthy eating habits and critical media literacy. Perfect for teachers looking to align with Ontario's Health and Media Literacy curriculum standards.

This resource includes an English and Spanish version of Racism Skin Color, Antracism PowerPoint Presentation. This comprehensive educational resource simplifies teaching about racism, anti-racism, and racial justice, offering a time-saving solution for you. It equips students with a profound understanding of racism and the importance of promoting equality and racial justice from an early age. The resource includes critical thinking questions and reflection prompts that guide students in recognizing their role in fostering a more equitable society. By encouraging proactive engagement and self-reflection, this resource provides essential tools for addressing racism and advocating for social change, empowering students to contribute effectively to a just and inclusive world.

By using this resource, you will help your students:

• Understand Racism: Learn the meaning and impact of racism and why it's crucial to address it.
• Embrace Diversity: Recognize and appreciate the richness of racial and cultural differences.
• Foster Reflection: Reflect on how their actions and ideas can contribute to combating racism now and in the future.
• Promote Equality: Develop an anti-racist mindset and advocacy skills for racial justice.

This resource supports your teaching by guiding students to see the importance of their role in creating a more equitable society. It encourages a proactive approach to understanding and addressing racism, equipping them with the tools to make a difference.

The two resources I am including in this bundle are sold separately. Below is the list of what you will receive. You can click on each link to read a detailed description of each product.

This resource includes:

• Page 1: What is Race? (English and Spanish Version)
• Page 2: Race - Racism (English and Spanish Version)
• Page 3: Racial Prejudice & Discriminatory Behaviors (English and Spanish Version)
• Page 4: There Are Different Types of Racism (English and Spanish Version)
• Page 5: Strategies to Take Action Against Any Type of Racism (English and Spanish Version)
• Page 6: What is Anti-Racism? (English and Spanish Version)
• Page 7: Racial Justice and Equality (English and Spanish Version)
• Page 8: Racial Diversity (English and Spanish Version)
• Page 9: I am Anti-Racist (English and Spanish Version)
• Page 10: Anti-Racism Practice (English and Spanish Version)
• Page 11: We Have Learnt About Racism and Anti-racism (English and Spanish Version)

Enjoy Teaching Racial Equality and Anti-Racism!

Engage your students with "The Memory Game," the perfect icebreaker that sharpens memory and focus while fostering classroom interaction. This downloadable PDF includes a slide presentation with 3 rounds of visual memory challenges, each featuring 10 images that students must recall and write down. Also included is an easy-to-use answer sheet for students to record their responses.

Ideal for grades 3-12, this interactive activity encourages participation and helps students develop critical thinking skills in a fun and supportive environment. The game is easy to set up—simply display the slides in full-screen mode and follow the included teacher guide for seamless execution.

Key Features:

• 3 Difficulty Levels: Choose from Easy, Medium, or Difficult versions to match your students' skill levels.
• 3 Rounds per Level: Each round presents 10 unique images to enhance memory and recall.
• Printable Answer Sheet: Students can easily record their responses.
• Easy Full-Screen Setup: Detailed instructions for setting up the PDF in full-screen mode for distraction-free gameplay.
• Versatile Use: Perfect for classroom icebreakers, brain breaks, or group activities.
• FREEBIE: Link to online versions with timer (10s and 15s) are included

Why Teachers Love It:

• Engages Students: Keeps students focused and entertained, making the first days of school fun and memorable.
• Enhances Memory Skills: Helps students improve their memory and concentration through an interactive game.
• Saves Time: Ready-to-use PDF with simple setup instructions, so you can focus on teaching.

Perfect for elementary and middle school teachers, this resource is a must-have for starting the school year off with energy and excitement. Download "The Memory Game" today and make your classroom a place where learning and fun go hand in hand!

Tags: memory game, back-to-school activity, icebreaker, student engagement, brain break, interactive classroom game, recall activity, PDF slide presentation, answer sheet, full screen PDF, elementary activity, middle school activity.

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Engage your middle school students (grades 5-8) in the essential 21st-century skill of discerning and evaluating websites with this meticulously crafted Media Literacy Lesson Kit. Perfect for any research-based class, this resource empowers students to critically analyze information, a skill increasingly crucial in today's digital age. Whether you're introducing media literacy or reinforcing it as a review, this lesson kit serves as an invaluable tool, especially effective before students embark on writing essays.

What’s Inside?

• Slide Deck: A visually engaging 27 slide presentation designed to capture students' attention and guide them through the fundamentals of media literacy.
• Handouts: Ready-to-use handouts for students, including a note-catcher to accompany the slide deck and activities, ensuring interactive learning. Includes QR codes!
• Teacher Lesson Plan: A detailed, step-by-step plan for a 60-minute lesson, offering flexibility to adapt to your classroom's needs. The lesson plan is clearly structured with a Do Now activity, whole group lesson, teacher model, partner practice, and independent practice segments.
• ✅ Teacher Answer Key: Answers to all activities, providing you with a quick and efficient way to assess students' understanding and participation.
• Extra Activity: Extend the lesson with an engaging activity using the Media Bias Fact Checker. Students will plot the bias and credibility of 15 popular news websites, deepening their understanding of media bias and reliability.

Why Choose This Media Literacy Lesson Kit?

• ☑️ Print and Go: Save valuable planning time with this comprehensive resource that's ready to use the moment you download it.
• ☑️ Versatile and Interdisciplinary: Designed to fit seamlessly into any research-based unit across subjects, enhancing students' critical thinking and evaluation skills.
• ☑️ Builds Essential Media Literacy Skills: Students learn to identify bias, assess credibility, and understand the impact of media on public opinion, equipping them with the skills to navigate the digital world confidently.
• ☑️ Interactive and Engaging: With a variety of activities, from sorting to reflective writing, students stay engaged and actively participate in their learning journey.
• ☑️ Ideal for Introduction or Review: Whether you're kickstarting a unit on media literacy or reinforcing these crucial skills, this lesson kit is perfectly tailored to meet your needs.

Elevate Your Teaching with Our Media Literacy Lesson Kit!

Prepare your students to critically analyze and navigate the complex landscape of digital media. This lesson kit not only enhances their research projects but also fosters an understanding of the broader implications of media consumption. Don't miss out on the opportunity to equip your students with the skills they need to succeed in the 21st century. Add our Media Literacy Lesson Kit to your teaching toolkit today and witness the transformation in your classroom's approach to media literacy!

This indoor spooky Halloween Scavenger Hunt for kids ages 8-12 is a winning combination of treasure hunt clues and spooky riddles! This printable kids' game includes 10 riddles and hiding spots for kids to venture around the house looking for clues and decoding the secret code words. Each riddle reveals a new hiding spot and code word.

This fun and engaging Halloween quest will be a huge hit for kids ages 8-12. Whether you're planning a halloween-themed party, a family celebration, a sleepover, or just need some rainy-day activities, unique birthday or holiday gift, a good behavior reward, or just a super fun way to reveal a family vacation or surprise, this activity is perfect for you.

HOW IT WORKS:

Print the clues and cut them in half

Fold the clues in half and hide them WELL in the hiding spots provided (see the list of hiding spots below_

A “secret mission” is read

Clue # 1 is handed to the “treasure seeker” which leads to clue 2 in a different location

Players can decode the code words on each clue as they go, or all at the same time once they’ve found all the clue cards, then write them on the answer sheet

Collect all the letters in the shaded areas on the answer sheet, then unscramble them to reveal the secret code word leading them to the final prize

The final prize is up to you! Maybe it’s a birthday gift, candy, party favors, or a handwritten letter about your next vacation. The possibilities are endless as to what you choose to hide in the final location.

INCLUDED IN THE INSTANT DOWNLOAD

PDF Scavenger Hunt (8.5 x 11)

10 Riddle clues

11 Code Words

Recording sheet

Set up instructions

Hiding locations (bathroom, bed, laundry area, silverware drawer/container, mailbox, frame, couch, bookshelf, fridge, toolbox, plastic container)

Frequently asked questions

Gameplay: 15-30 minutes

Ages: 8-12

PERFECT FOR:

☑️ Birthdays or party games

☑️ Rainy day activities

☑️ Holiday gift giving

☑️ Getting “off-screen” time

☑️ Sharing big news

☑️ Family game night

☑️ Behavior rewards

☑️ Report card reward

Need a new, creative, and fun way to teach landforms? This lesson, which includes a Faces of Earth Landforms Speed Game and will allow your students to grasp the concept of each landform, both contextually and visually

Includes:

Introduction Activity

Speed Time Contract

Faces of Earth Portrait activity

Grading rubric and in-depth teacher instructions

Answer sheets

All game pieces are included. May require minimal amount of teacher prep.

Your kids will have fun while learning!

Note: This lesson is written for individual student instruction, but can be easily modified for group collaboration. Suggestions are included in teacher instructions.

Stretch those Critical Thinking Skills year-round with this Logic Puzzle BUNDLE of 5, with VISUAL AIDS! Grab all for 30% off!

EACH Puzzle set includes 5 pages with:

* Use the clues, visual aids, and the chart to help match each animal to their item & color!

* Students may label & color the items as they work through the clues.

* Additionally, there is an extra page with name labels & circles to color & cut for extra help.

* Clues include names, colors, and objects / shapes

****NOTE: There are no "boy or girl" names/clues to guess in these puzzles. This can also be helpful for special education students with different learning abilities.

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See individuals at these link:

Animal Logic Puzzle
Student Logic Puzzle Back to School

Christmas Logic Puzzle
Pumpkin Logic Puzzle & Graph & Visual Aids Fall Reasoning Critical Thinking math
Snowman Logic Puzzle Graph & Visual Aids Winter Reasoning Critical Thinking math

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Dive into the world of coins with our ultimate bundle! Mastering Coins offers a comprehensive package featuring quarters, nickels, dimes, and pennies. Explore their history, values, and significance through engaging Google Slides and interactive worksheets. Perfect for educators, parents, and curious minds alike, this bundle provides a dynamic learning experience that's both fun and educational. Unlock the secrets of numismatics and build essential skills in math, history, and critical thinking. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned enthusiast, this resource caters to all levels of expertise. Get ready to embark on a coin-collecting journey like never before. Enhance your understanding, sharpen your skills, and uncover the fascinating world of coins today!

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Ignite middle schoolers' curiosity with our inquiry-based project on imports, exports, energy, and electricity. Cross-curricular and transdisciplinary, it fosters critical thinking through reading, writing, and research. Transform learning with a dynamic, comprehensive experience!

Take a look at the preview to see first-hand what you can expect in this mega-resource that was a labour of love for me!

This 146-page unit will provide you with content, activities, projects, rubrics, simulations and discussion prompts necessary to engage your students for upwards of 2 months in a series of learnings, research and projects which will ultimately have them creating solutions for real world problems relating to food waste, energy sources, importing and exporting and the choices we make relative to our consumption.

Following a cross-curricular approach, I include step-by-step details, thorough lesson plans that will have you and your students deeply exploring some big concepts, connecting subjects, digging deeper, and thinking critically about sustainability and the future of our planet.

Within this mega-resource, you'll find two parts:

• A 57-page teaching guide including a brief overview of the unit, the outcomes you'll be covering, detailed and thorough lesson plans for each day, all assignments, graphic organizers, stations, debates, simulations, answer keys, and rubrics. Many additional projects are recommended and explained for each of the major sections in addition to the lesson plans I provide. It includes printables for all games and activities, research, projects, and success criteria.

• I also guide you on using the second part to this resource:

• A 91-slide teaching document which includes all content, vocabulary, games and concepts relating to:

• Food waste in Canada and the effects on the economy and the environment:

• Perishability of food items.

• A close look at expiries and "best before" dates.

• A quick game on perishability.

• Recommended film and videos.

• Importing and exporting in Canada and its impacts on the economy and the environment:

• Connection between food waste and imports.

• The importance of shopping locally.

• A trivia game on natural resources which are either imported or exported and a breakdown of the destinations of each.

• A segway into imported and exported energy sources - and why we export some of our energies out-of-country and overseas.

• Energy sources in Canada and its impacts on the economy and the environment:

• Why do Canadians export their energy?

• The good, the bad, and the ugly of energy consumption and our abuse with overconsumption.

• The laws and transformations of energy.

• An in-depth look at the different forms of energy, where the energy comes from and how they're used.

• An in-depth look into renewable energy sources.

• An in-depth look into our planet's atmospheric layers, our ozone layer, and the different characteristics of each.

• A look into protests and laws that protect our environment - and a call to action.

Interested in testing out an inquiry- and project-based approach, but don't know where to start? Here are some suggestions for you!

• Dragon's Den - Dans l'oeil du dragon!
• Mon espèce en voie de disparition
• Space Food!

For goodness sakes, don't forget to have fun!

Kaitlyn.

One Story, Two Perspectives: Exploring Subjectivity and Empathy through Dual-Perspective Narratives 5-8

Description:

Dive into the world of subjectivity and empathy with "1 Story, 2 Perspectives," a unique collection of eight short stories, each told from two contrasting viewpoints. Designed for students in grades 5-8, this resource encourages readers to examine familiar scenarios through different lenses, fostering understanding, compassion, and critical thinking skills.

Each story features two distinct characters, such as the shy new kid and the boisterous class clown, or the driven athlete and the passionate artist. By presenting both perspectives side by side, these narratives invite students to step into the shoes of each character, exploring their thoughts, feelings, and motivations. As students engage with the stories, they'll develop a deeper appreciation for the role that personality, priorities, and life experiences play in shaping one's perception of the world.

But the learning doesn't stop with the stories themselves! This comprehensive resource also includes 20 thought-provoking activities and discussion questions, providing educators with a wealth of tools for extending the lessons of empathy and perspective-taking. From comparative analysis and writing prompts to role-playing exercises and real-world connections, these activities are designed to help students internalize the stories' messages and apply them to their own lives.

Key features of "1 Story, 2 Perspectives":

• 8 engaging short stories, each told from two contrasting viewpoints
• Suitable for students in grades 5-8
• Encourages empathy, critical thinking, and appreciation for diverse perspectives
• Includes 20 activities and discussion questions for deeper exploration
• Adaptable for various classroom settings and learning styles
• Aligns with Common Core Standards for English Language Arts

By exploring these dual-perspective narratives and engaging in the accompanying activities, students will:

• Develop a deeper understanding of empathy and subjectivity
• Recognize the importance of considering multiple viewpoints
• Strengthen critical thinking and analysis skills
• Improve written and verbal communication abilities
• Foster a more compassionate and inclusive classroom community

"One Story, Two Perspectives" is a must-have resource for any educator looking to promote social-emotional learning, character education, and the development of 21st-century skills. Download now and watch as your students grow into more understanding, empathetic, and open-minded individuals!

Growing bundle of all my word search products! Each holiday/theme includes a black & white and color option of a printable PDF as well as a digital resource Google Slide that can be shared with students and posted on Google Classroom.

Included themes/holidays:

New Year

Groundhog Day

Valentine's Day

100th Day of School

Lunar New Year

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Presidents' Day

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Teachers know it is important to allow students to reflect on their strengths and weaknesses so they can grow and improve. I created these reflection sheets to make it easy! I simply print these reflections out at the end of each Marking Period and have students reflect on their grade as well as the quality of work they turned in. They then describe how they can improve as we begin the next Marking Period. Reflection sheets are also included in case your school uses Quarters or Trimesters.

This product includes 80 different activities to help your children develop valuable self-regulation skills, stress reduction techniques, anger management abilities, and calming strategies! These cards are fun way help children develop calm and safe ways to de-escalate frustrating or emotionally challenging situations. Kids will love the adorable and diverse clipart!

What’s Included: ✨ 80 Different Self-Regulation Cards ✨

This Resource is Great for:

⭐ Calming Corners

⭐ Mindful Moments

⭐ Brain Breaks

⭐ Circle Time Activities

⭐ Sensory & Movement Breaks

⭐ Calming Strategies or De-Escalation Plans

⭐ Therapy (Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy, Social Work)

⭐ Transitions

⭐ Morning Group Time

⭐ Rainy Day Activities

⭐ Calm-Down Time

Emotional & Mental Benefits:

❤️ Helps Steady Emotions, Reduce Anxiety & Stress

❤️ Teaches Self-Regulation & Calming Techniques

❤️ Helps with Self-Discipline & Reduces Impulsivity

❤️ Aides in Developing Emotional Regulation Skills

❤️ Teaches Children to get Better in Touch with their Thoughts & Feelings

❤️ Helps Children Manage their Anxiety

❤️ Enhances the Ability to Listen & Communicate Efficiently

❤️ Improves Attention Spans & Helps Children Learn to Focus

❤️ Teaches Children to be Present in the Moment and on their Current Tasks

❤️ Helps Children Learn Healthy Ways to Manage Anger & Frustration

❤️ Teaches Children to take a Step Back before Reacting

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Creating a Student Success Guidebook (brochure project) gives students an opportunity to share their knowledge and tips for success in middle school with the following year’s new incoming class of students. This is perfect for a technology or leadership class, or for a club that focuses on assisting students, such as Student Council. Students work in small teams to research an assigned topic about expectations in middle school, specific to their school. Next, they create one page of a brochure with their information which will finally be combined with the other teams’ pages to create a full brochure that can be published and distributed to incoming students. The project was created for 8th graders but could easily be adapted to use with 5th or 6th graders leaving elementary school and providing tips for success to new elementary students, or could be used by sophomores (or above) in high school to create a success guide for incoming high school freshmen.

Great end of year project!!

Files Included with this Lesson

• Teacher & Student Notes and Resources

• Brochure Project Instructions, Expectations & Grading Rubric

• Sample Brochure (non-editable .pdf)

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Students will enjoy this digital breakout website that has them solve four logic puzzles to find all the necessary keys to unlock the safe and get Cupid's arrows back. Students will use the Google Form that's embedded in the website to fill in their guesses for the passwords. They will get an immediate response on whether their guess was correct, (which will allow them to go to the next rooms submission), or tell them to try again.

Why Your Students (and You!) Will Love This Bundle!

Imagine your students confidently mastering context clues strategies while enjoying fun, interactive lessons! This Context Clues Activities Bundle has everything you need to make teaching context clues engaging, effective, and enjoyable. With context clues task cards, a taco IDEAS strategy craft, and a context clues bulletin board display, your classroom will be buzzing with excitement.

What’s Inside:

• 28 Context Clues Task Cards: These are perfect for context clues activities like Scoot games, centers, or independent practice. Each card features diverse sentences that help students practice strategies like inference, synonyms, antonyms, definitions, and examples.
• Scoot Recording Sheet: Keep track of answers during Scoot or other context clues activities with this printable worksheet.
• Taco Strategy Craft (2 Sizes): A hands-on context clues craft where students create taco truck booklets to internalize the strategies. They’ll love designing their trucks while writing their own examples for inference, definition, examples, synonyms, and antonyms.
• Interactive Notebook Page: Add to your students’ notebooks with this non-editable page that reinforces context clues activities in a compact, useful format.
• Assessment with Answer Key: A ready-to-use worksheet that evaluates students’ understanding of context clues strategies.
• Bulletin Board Letters & Graphics: Showcase completed context clues crafts or strategy examples with taco-themed bulletin board pieces for an eye-catching display.

Key Features:

• Grades 4-6 Focused: Perfect for upper elementary and middle school students.
• Print-and-Go: Save time with ready-to-use context clues activities and materials.
• Interactive and Fun: The taco theme and context clues craft make learning strategies exciting and memorable.
• Comprehensive Support: This bundle includes task cards, crafts, activities, assessments, and a bulletin board display to provide a complete learning experience.
• Flexible: Use it for whole-class instruction, centers, or independent work.

Why You’ll Love It:

Your students will love the creative, taco-themed context clues craft, while you’ll appreciate how easy it is to incorporate these context clues activities into your lesson plans. The bundle engages students, saves prep time, and even includes materials to celebrate their work with a bulletin board display.

Bring the joy of learning to your classroom with this all-in-one Context Clues Activities Bundle, designed for Grades 4-6. Add it to your cart today and taco 'bout the difference it will make in your students’ reading comprehension!

I hope you find this resource just as helpful for your students as it has been for mine!

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Overview: Introduce your students to the wonders of our world with this comprehensive 7-page no prep for you or an emergency sub Geography research booklet! Each page is dedicated to one of the seven continents, providing a detailed map and thought-provoking questions that will ignite their curiosity and deepen their understanding of global geography.

What's Inside:

• Detailed Maps: Each continent is beautifully illustrated, offering students a clear visual representation to aid their research.

• Research Questions: For every continent, students will delve into:

  • Size/Area: Understand the vastness of each landmass.
  • Number of Countries: Not just the count, but labeling them too!
  • Population & Largest City: Dive into demographics.
  • Highest Point: Reach the peak of knowledge!
  • Climate: Discover the diverse weather patterns.
  • Top Landmark: Identify iconic sights.
  • Major Rivers and Lakes: Flow with the world's waterways.
  • Mountain Ranges: Scale the heights of knowledge.
  • Nearby Oceans and Seas: Explore the surrounding waters.

Benefits:

• Integrated Learning: This booklet promotes research skills, reading comprehension, and map reading all in one!
• Flexibility: Suitable for independent study, group work, or as a homework assignment.
• Engagement: The hands-on approach ensures students are actively involved in their learning journey.

Why Choose This Resource? As educators, we understand the importance of making learning engaging and relevant. This booklet has been meticulously designed to ensure students not only learn but also appreciate the diverse wonders our world has to offer. Whether you're introducing continents for the first time or looking for a resource to deepen existing knowledge, this booklet is your perfect companion.

Embark on a global adventure with your students today!

In this fun and back to school, no prep lesson your Geography program, students will embark on a geographical journey to find specific countries using an atlas or google earth skills to develop their country finding ability, before labelling and coloring in the map. All neatly contained within a single A4 sheet.

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Are you looking for a fun resource to get your young learners identifying feelings? This fun bundle contains 3 resource packs that introduce our young learners to the Feeling Monsters! The Feeling Monsters in this resource are so adorable your children will want to get to know them!

☀️This identifying feelings bundle includes so much! Please DOWNLOAD the preview and see!☀️ Save $ with this BUNDLE!

Resource 1: Identifying Feelings: Feeling Monsters

What’s Included?

✯Detailed product description with ideas & instructions on how to make the most out of these activities.

✯ Identifying Feelings Read Aloud PowerPoint Story ▻that introduces us to our 12 Feeling Monsters. These gorgeous characters describe what it is like to feel that emotion and use scenarios to further illustrate what is happening. They engage our children by asking questions to help make links to our own individual experiences.

▻Have you felt this way before?

▻What can we do when we feel this way?

The 12 emotions depicted are:

• Frustrated
• Confused
• Scared
• Nervous
• Happy
• Sad
• Calm
• Excited
• Silly
• Surprised
• Sorry
• Tired

✯ 12 My Feeling Monsters Description Cards:

These may be displayed in the classroom to reinforce and remind the children of the different characters.

✯ My Feelings Monster Recording Sheet: (2 Versions - one with lines for writing and one without)

What is your monster feeling today? Why is your monster feeling this way? Draw and Color.

✯ All About My Feeling Monsters:

Create a take-home book about our feeling monsters for your children to fill in and take home.

*Cover page & 12 Feeling Monsters pages included*

✯ My Feelings Stick Puppets:

These feeling monster stick puppets are a fun way to encourage our young learners to develop an understanding of feelings and emotions.

✯ How Do You Feel Emotions Chart:

Display this chart in the classroom to encourage children to connect and check-in.

How do you feel today?

Resource 2: Inference Pictures with Questions

Get your children identifying feelings and emotions using these 14 fun monster inference picture cards. Each scene encourages children to identify common feelings and emotions using the clues in the pictures to draw conclusions.

Each inference picture card has a set of questions to get children thinking and talking.

• What’s happening in the picture?
• How does the monster feel?
• Why are they feeling that way?
• How do you know that?

Use these inference picture cards with a small group, in pairs, or individually to help develop empathy and understanding when it comes to other’s feelings and emotions.

The feelings and emotions depicted in the cards are:

▻Happy

▻Silly

▻Sick

▻Confused

▻Excited

▻Nervous

▻Scared

▻Sad

▻Sorry

▻Angry

▻Shocked

▻Calm

▻Interested

▻Bored

▻Frustrated

Resource 3: Feeling Monsters - Identifying Feelings Games

Are you looking for identifying feelings games to encourage your young learners to identify different feelings and emotions? These 4 games will be a great addition to your social-emotional learning curriculum. Perfect for our young learners, these vibrant Feeling Monsters will engage them as they practice identifying feelings through engaging in these identifying feelings activities.

✯ Game 1: How Do I Feel?

Three different ways to use these cards to reinforce identifying feelings. The children may act out the feeling, describe the feeling or match the Feeling Monsters.

15 Feeling Monster Cards included: (Color & B&W)

Happy Sick Silly Sorry Angry

Sad Confused Calm Tired Scared

Frustrated Excited Nervous Bored

Shocked

*Detailed instructions & mini-instruction cards included.*

✯ Game 2: Match the Feeling (Color & B&W)

36 Identifying Feelings Scenarios

This game invites children to listen to common scenarios that may arise at school, at home, or on the playground and match a Feeling Monster to that scenario.

*Detailed instructions & mini-instruction cards included.*

✯ Game 3: Feeling Monsters Bingo (Color & B&W)

2 Different ways to play!

We all love a quick game of BINGO! The teacher calls out a Feeling Monster. The children identify the Feeling Monster and shout BINGO when they have 3 in a row or when they have all the Feeling Monsters identified.

✯ Game 4: Feeling Monster- Go Fish! (Only in Color)

12 Feeling Monster Families

Each ‘Family’ contains 3 different colors (red, blue & green)

This fun twist on Go Fish encourages the children to work towards building a Monster Family. A fun way to reinforce identifying feelings with friends.

*Detailed instructions & mini-instruction cards included.*

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Teach students anger regulation, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills with this dinosaur-themed file folder game! Children will be captivated by "TriceraSTOP and Think” as they learn new skills and strategies with numerous real-life applications.

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